Lab tests CPT 80053 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test) in St. Louis, MO-IL — inpatient

In St. Louis, MO-IL, 7 hospitals list a cash price for Comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test) as an inpatient: from $36.59 to $336.96, with a median of $266.40. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South.

Cash prices at 7 facilities across 7 cities for code 80053, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 16, 2026 and Mar 16, 2026.

Lowest$36.59Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South
Median$266.40half pay less
Highest$336.96in this market
Difference9.2×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in St. Louis, MO-IL.

median
Lowest $36.59Highest $336.96

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South lowest Louis, MO COMPREHEN METABOLIC PANEL $36.59 $36.59 Mar 16, 2026
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Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South Louis, MO COMP METABOLIC PANEL $36.59 $36.59 Mar 16, 2026
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American Healthcare Systems Illinois LLC Granite City, IL COMP METAB PANEL $67.02 $111.70 40%
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Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis Chesterfield, MO COMPREHEN METABOLIC PANEL $264.16 $264.16 Mar 16, 2026
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St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL HC COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL $266.40 $370.00 28%
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Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis Chesterfield, MO COMP METABOLIC PANEL $267.80 $267.80 Mar 16, 2026
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Hshs Holy Family Hospital Inc Greenville, IL HC COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL $272.16 $378.00 28%
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St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL HC COMPREHENSIVE METABOL PANEL $296.64 $412.00 28%
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St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL COMPREHEN METABOLIC PANEL $336.96 $468.00 28%
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Inpatient: lowest $36.59, median $266.40, highest $336.96 — a 9.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $83.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

A comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP) is a blood test of 14 measurements: the eight in a basic panel plus albumin, total protein, alkaline phosphatase, ALT, AST and bilirubin. It checks blood sugar, electrolytes, kidney function and liver function in one test.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running all 14 tests. The blood draw is often billed separately.

5 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 80053 ($107.50). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, ILHC HEALTH FAIR COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL $7.20 file
St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, ILHC HEALTH FAIR COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL $7.20 file
Hshs Holy Family Hospital Inc Greenville, ILHC HEALTH FAIR COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL $7.20 file
Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital Maryland Heights, MOPiccolo Comprehensive Metabolic Panel $9.05 file
Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital Maryland Heights, MOComprehensive Metabolic Panel $9.05 file